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Dr. Xuesu Xiao is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Computer Science at George Mason University. His research focuses on developing highly capable and intelligent mobile robots that are robustly deployable in the real world with minimal human supervision. Dr. Xiao has unique expertise evenly grounded in motion planning and machine learning, and vast experience working on real-world problems in the field with disaster responders, He builds advanced robot platforms, develops complex sensing and actuation systems, designs sophisticated motion planning algorithms, and sets up standardized testbeds and metrics in order to create highly capable and intelligent robots to locomote on land, in air, and at sea.

Manas Gupta is a Computer Science PhD student at George Mason University. He graduated from University of Maryland, College Park with Master's in Robotics and is currently working at Torc Robotics as a senior software engineer in behaviors and path planning. His interest lies in artificial intelligence and robotics specifically on classical and learning based planning and control techniques for single and multi-agent systems. He is interested in solving research problems for autonomous systems to make them resilient to uncertainty in dynamic environments which can be used in surveillance, human-robot collaborations, and exploration operations.

Senthurbavan Kirubaharan is a PhD student in Computer Science at George Mason University. His research interest lies in autonomous robotics and robot learning. Driven by a vision of robots seamlessly integrated into society, augmenting human potential, and even venturing beyond our planet, Senthu seeks to devise cutting-edge approaches and utilize AI to tackle complex robotics challenges.

Yanlin Zhou is a PhD student in the Department of Computer Science at George Mason University. He achieved his M.S. degree in CS from Chongqing University, and dual B.S. degrees in EE from Chongqing University and University of Cincinnati. His primary interest lies in autonomous robot, path planning, and optimization. He has worked on several multi-agent planning problems. He aims to develop efficient, effective, and applicable algorithms in different scenarios.

Linji Wang is a PhD student in Computer Science at George Mason University. His research focuses on pushing the boundaries of robot learning by leveraging tools such as reinforcement learning, generative AI, and curriculum learning. Linji aims to develop innovative solutions that enhance the efficiency and performance of intelligent robotic systems, ultimately contributing to the advancement of autonomous robotics and its real-world applications.

Tong Xu is a PhD student in the Department of Computer Science at George Mason University. Tong holds a M.S. Degree from University of Southern California and a B.E. Degree from Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology. Tong's primary research interests include autonomous robot planning and reinforcement learning. Tong has worked on visual odometry tasks with FlowNet pretrained structure and LSTM models when visiting Boston University.

Saad Abdul Ghani is a PhD student of the Computer Science Department at George Mason University. He graduated from The University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science. Saad's research interest is machine learning in robotics, including generative deep learning, path planning, and autonomous robotics.

Amir Payandeh is a Ph.D. student in the Computer Science Department at George Mason University. He holds a M.S. degree in Computer Science from University of North Carolina and B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from Azad University South Tehran Branch in Iran. Amir's research interests lie in autonomous robotics, computer vision, deep learning, natural language processing in robotics, and reinforcement learning.

Dibyendu Das is a Ph.D. student in the Computer Science Department at George Mason University. Dibyendu holds a B.Sc. degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in Bangladesh. He worked as a Software Developer for almost 3 years in Samsung R&D Institute Bangladesh (SRBD). His research interest lies in Autonomous Robotics, Motion Planning, Machine Learning and Computer Vision.

Aniket Datar is a PhD student at George Mason University's Department of Computer Science. He graduated from Savitribai Phule Pune University in India with a Bachelor of Engineering degree. His primary research interests are in autonomous robots, motion planning, and machine learning. Aniket has worked in the automotive production line building industry, involving projects in the BIW sector. Aniket has also worked on drones and scaled model cars as part of his Bachelor's project. In his free time, he enjoys playing chess, trekking, badminton, and listening to music.

Manshi Limbu is a Ph.D. student in the Computer Science Department at George Mason University. Manshi holds a B.S. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Tribhuvan University in Nepal. Her research interests include Autonomous Robot Planning and Navigation, Self Supervised Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Probabilistic Robotics, Game Theory, Multi-agents Systems, Social Robot Navigation, etc. She loves to listen to podcasts on a wide variety of topics, learn history and geo-politics, as well as travel and hike in her spare time.

Anuj Pokhrel is a Ph.D. student in the Computer Science Department at George Mason University. He holds a B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from Tribhuvan University in Nepal. Anuj's research interest includes Autonomous Robotics, Motion Planning, and Machine Learning. Anuj has also spent his time on Blockchain technologies and NLP and is always intrigued by anything Mathematics.

Amir Hossain Raj is a Ph.D. student in the Computer Science Department at George Mason University. Amir holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology in Bangladesh. He worked as a Machine Learning Developer for about a year and most of his works were on Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, and Data Analysis. His research interests are, including but not limited to, Computer Vision, NLP, and Machine Learning.

Mohammad Nazeri is a Computer Science Ph.D. student at George Mason University. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from Shahid Bahonar University and IASBS in Iran. His research interest lies at the intersection of autonomous robots, computer vision, and deep learning. During his master's studies, Mohammad worked on different computer vision tasks to build a holistic model to aid mobile robots in navigating safely in human-crowded spaces.

Chenhui Pan is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Science at George Mason University. Chenhui holds an M.S. Degree from George Washington University and a B.S. Degree from Wuhan University of Technology, both in Mechanical Engineering. Chenhui's primary research interests include autonomous robots, machine learning, and computer vision. Chenhui has worked on different robotics projects, including building two F1/10th scaled robotic cars with car-following logic and several Arduino-based obstacle avoidance robots during his master thesis.

Minh-Duc (Aaron) Nguyen is a Ph.D. student in the Computer Science Department at George Mason University, advised by Prof. Xuesu Xiao. He graduated from Miami University with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science in 2022. His research interest lies in the intersection of robotics and artificial intelligence.

Bhabaranjan Panigrahi is a Master student at George Mason University's Department of Computer Science. He holds a Bachelors degree in Information Technology from Veer Suredra Sai University of Technology, Burla (VSSUT). He has 4 years of industry experience in developing distributed and scalable software systems in social media analytics and the retail domain. His research interest lies in the intersection of computer vision, autonomous robots, and deep learning.

Dileep Kumar is currently a masters student in the Department of Computer Science at George Mason University. Dileep holds an Bachelors Degree in Information technology. He has worked as a software engineer for two years. Dileep's interests include robotics and machine learning. In Dileep's spare time, he enjoys hiking and playing chess.

Prisha Rachakonda is a rising senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, VA. Her primary research interests include autonomous robotics, mechanical/aerospace engineering, and computer vision. Prisha has worked with different Arduino based sensors and mentored VEX robotics in the past. In her freetime, Prisha enjoys tutoring and listening to music.

Himagnya Elaprolu is a rising junior at Chantilly High School, in Chantilly Virginia. Her main interests for research are software development, cybersecurity, and robotics. She has participated in the Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program, and will be a participant in the international-level competition of DECA, a marketing competition club, so she is interested in the intersection of computer sciences and entrepreneurship. In her free time, she enjoys playing tennis, going on walks, and spending time with friends and family.

Keshav Subramonian is a rising senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, VA. His primary interests lie in the field of artificial intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotics, and the Social Sciences. Keshav has been a part of an FTC State Champion team, the MIT BWSI program, a UVA ML research group, and is currently co-founding an organization for refugees. In his free time, Keshav enjoys playing basketball, watching football, and spending time with family.

Hriday Sainathuni is a rising senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, VA. His primary research interests lie at the intersection of machine learning, robotics, and social well-being. Hriday has played an integral role in his FTC Robotics State Champion team, and has worked as a research intern at the Sanghani Center for artificial intelligence and Data Analytics at Virginia Tech University. In his free time, Hriday enjoys serving in his local Boy Scout troop as an Eagle Scout, playing football, and spending time with family and friends.